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More than 4,300 protesters detained in Russia over the weekend
A Ukrainian woman living in Panama holds an anti-war sign during a protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine

MORE than 4,300 people were detained at anti-war protests across 53 cities in Russia over the weekend in a continued crackdown on calls for peace.

Some 1,700 people were detained in the capital alone on Sunday, according to the interior ministry.

In the last 11 days, more than 10,000 people have been detained at protests and rallies since the invasion of Ukraine, according to rights group OVD-Info.

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